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Rutgers at Illinois

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Rutgers beat Illinois 20–⁠14. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 5–⁠3.

AwayRutgers5–⁠8 in 2021
20
HomeIllinois5–⁠7 in 2021
14

Final at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), ChampaignTV: BTNAttendance 36,942

At kickoff
54°F, mostly cloudy, wind 17 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Universi Of Il Willard Airport (KCMI), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jerry McGinnGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rutgers7301020
Illinois0140014

Standouts

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Player stats

Rutgers

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Noah Vedral10/2113800
Cole Snyder2/5700
Gavin Wimsatt1/11300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaih Pacheco2191013
Kyle Monangai1577120
Noah Vedral656115
Cole Snyder61106
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bo Melton558026
Shameen Jones548024
Johnny Langan127027
Victor Konopka120020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Olakunle Fatukasi81.500
Tyshon Fogg5000
Tre Avery4000
C.J. Onyechi4000

Illinois

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brandon Peters14/1919020
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chase Brown1867015
Brandon Peters52508
Jakari Norwood3906
Joshua McCray4603
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Williams367152
Daniel Barker247126
Casey Washington234031
Donny Navarro216010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tarique Barnes110.500
Sydney Brown10000
Keith Randolph Jr.9000
Isaiah Gay8000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

RutgersIllinois
388Total yards297
158Passing yards190
230Rushing yards107
5.9Yards per pass10.0
4.5Yards per rush3.6
23First downs10
3–⁠15Third downs3–⁠12
3–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers0
3–⁠15Penalties3–⁠35
35:01Possession24:59
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

RutgersIllinois
44%Success rate45%
0.17EPA per play0.30
1.05Explosiveness1.14
0.15Rushing EPA0.03
0.21Passing EPA0.73
24%Passing-down success29%
0.00First-down EPA0.40
0.31Second-down EPA0.16
−0.01Third-down EPA0.22
10%Havoc by its defense8%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 56% to win. Rutgers won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Rutgers −1.5, over/under 41.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Rutgers 54%, Illinois 46%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Illinois end zoneRutgers end zoneQ1 RutgersPunt, 8 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ1 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ1 IllinoisPunt, 8 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 RutgersField goal, 10 playsQ2 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 RutgersPunt, 5 playsQ2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 playQ3 IllinoisPunt, 6 playsQ3 RutgersResult not recorded, 12 playsQ3 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ3 RutgersTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 RutgersPunt, 3 playsQ4 IllinoisPunt, 3 playsQ4 RutgersField goal, 7 playsQ4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 RutgersEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Illinois drives left to right, Rutgers right to left.
  1. Q1 RutgersPunt, 8 plays, 37 yards
  2. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 RutgersTouchdown, 10 plays, 61 yards
  4. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  6. Q1 IllinoisPunt, 8 plays, 38 yards
  7. Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 66 yards
  9. Q2 RutgersField goal, 10 plays, 62 yards
  10. Q2 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  12. Q2 IllinoisTouchdown, 4 plays, 80 yards
  13. Q2 RutgersPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  14. Q2 IllinoisEnd of half, 1 play, 9 yards
  15. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  16. Q3 RutgersResult not recorded, 12 plays, 53 yards
  17. Q3 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  18. Q3 RutgersTouchdown, 13 plays, 88 yards
  19. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  20. Q4 RutgersPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 IllinoisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  22. Q4 RutgersField goal, 7 plays, 36 yards
  23. Q4 IllinoisTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 37 yards
  24. Q4 RutgersEnd of game, 4 plays, 8 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Rutgers 7, Illinois 0
Rutgers Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 24 yds to the Rutgr 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 49Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
15:002nd & 10 at own 49Isaih Pacheco run for 8 yds to the Illin 43
15:003rd & 2 at opp 43Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Illin 42
15:004th & 1 at opp 42Isaih Pacheco run for 2 yds to the Illin 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Shameen Jones
15:002nd & 10 at opp 40Kyle Monangai run for 2 yds to the Illin 38
15:003rd & 8 at opp 38Kyle Monangai run for no gain to the Illin 38
11:194th & 8 at opp 38Adam Korsak punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 4
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
11:191st & 10 at own 4Chase Brown run for no gain to the Illin 4
11:192nd & 10 at own 4Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Illin 8
11:193rd & 6 at own 8Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 3 yds to the Illin 11
9:184th & 3 at own 11Blake Hayes punt for 50 yds , Avery Young returns for no gain to the Rutgr 39
Rutgers Touchdown, 10 plays
9:181st & 10 at own 39Noah Vedral run for 12 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
9:181st & 10 at opp 49Isaih Pacheco run for 13 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
9:181st & 10 at opp 36Cole Snyder run for 1 yd to the Illin 35
9:182nd & 9 at opp 35Cole Snyder run for 6 yds to the Illin 29
9:183rd & 3 at opp 29Cole Snyder pass complete to Shameen Jones for 2 yds to the Illin 27
6:233rd & 3 at opp 29Timeout RUTGERS, clock 06:23
6:234th & 1 at opp 27Johnny Langan run for 2 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 25Kyle Monangai run for 6 yds to the Illin 19
6:232nd & 4 at opp 19Kyle Monangai run for 7 yds to the Illin 12 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 12Kyle Monangai run for 5 yds to the Illin 7
4:202nd & 5 at opp 7Kyle Monangai run for 7 yds for a TD (Valentino Ambrosio KICK)Rutgers 7, Illinois 0
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 35Guy Fava kickoff for 54 yds
4:201st & 10 at own 25Timeout RUTGERS, clock 04:20
4:201st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for no gain to the Illin 25
4:202nd & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Deuce Spann for 7 yds to the Illin 32
4:203rd & 3 at own 32Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
2:384th & 3 at own 32Blake Hayes punt for 48 yds , Avery Young returns for 12 yds to the Rutgr 32
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
2:381st & 10 at own 32Cole Snyder run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 34
2:382nd & 8 at own 34Cole Snyder pass incomplete to Aaron Young
2:383rd & 8 at own 34Cole Snyder run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 30
1:194th & 12 at own 30Adam Korsak punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 25
Illinois Punt, 8 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 25Joshua McCray run for 1 yd to the Illin 26
0:002nd & 9 at own 26Joshua McCray run for 2 yds to the Illin 28
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 28Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 21 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 49Brandon Peters run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 45
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 45Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Rutgr 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Donny Navarro III
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 37Brandon Peters pass complete to Carlos Sandy for no gain to the Rutgr 37
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 37Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Casey Washington
Q2 12:324th & 10 at opp 37Blake Hayes punt for 25 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Rutgr 12
2nd quarter8 drives, then Illinois 14, Rutgers 10
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
12:321st & 10 at own 12Cole Snyder run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 15
12:322nd & 7 at own 15Cole Snyder pass incomplete to Shameen Jones
12:323rd & 7 at own 15Cole Snyder pass incomplete to Shameen Jones
11:534th & 7 at own 15Adam Korsak punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 34
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
11:531st & 10 at own 34Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 33 Chase Brown fumbled, forced by Ifeanyi Maijeh, recovered by Illin
11:532nd & 11 at own 33Chase Brown run for 8 yds to the Illin 41
11:533rd & 3 at own 41Brandon Peters pass complete to Chase Brown for 7 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
10:131st & 10 at own 48Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 52 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Tied at 7
Rutgers Field goal, 10 plays
10:061st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 65 yds , Chris Long return for 21 yds to the Rutgr 21
10:061st & 10 at own 21Isaih Pacheco run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 28
10:062nd & 3 at own 28Isaih Pacheco run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 32 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at own 32Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 31
10:062nd & 11 at own 31Noah Vedral pass complete to Victor Konopka for 20 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 49Isaih Pacheco run for 2 yds to the Illin 47
10:062nd & 8 at opp 47Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 26 yds to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at opp 21Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Johnny Langan
10:062nd & 10 at opp 21Kyle Monangai run for 4 yds to the Illin 17
10:063rd & 6 at opp 17Kyle Monangai run for no gain to the Illin 17
5:424th & 6 at opp 17Valentino Ambrosio 35 yd FG GOODRutgers 10, Illinois 7
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 35Guy Fava kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:421st & 10 at own 25Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro III for 6 yds to the Illin 31
5:422nd & 4 at own 31Joshua McCray run for 3 yds to the Illin 34
5:423rd & 1 at own 34Joshua McCray run for no gain to the Illin 34
3:594th & 1 at own 34Blake Hayes punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Avery Young at the Rutgr 20
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
3:591st & 10 at own 20Aaron Young run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 18
3:592nd & 12 at own 18Cole Snyder pass complete to Brandon Sanders for 5 yds to the Rutgr 23
3:593rd & 7 at own 23Cole Snyder run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 26
2:124th & 4 at own 26Adam Korsak punt for 54 yds
Illinois Touchdown, 4 plays
2:121st & 10 at own 20Brandon Peters pass complete to Casey Washington for 31 yds to the Rutgr 49 for a 1ST down
2:121st & 10 at opp 49Brandon Peters run for 8 yds to the Rutgr 41
2:122nd & 2 at opp 41Chase Brown run for 15 yds to the Rutgr 26 for a 1ST down
1:281st & 10 at opp 26Brandon Peters pass complete to Daniel Barker for 26 yds for a TD (James McCourt KICK)Illinois 14, Rutgers 10
Rutgers Punt, 5 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 35James McCourt kickoff for 57 yds , Chris Long return for 15 yds to the Rutgr 23
1:191st & 10 at own 23Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 9 yds to the Rutgr 32
1:192nd & 1 at own 32Isaih Pacheco run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a 1ST down
1:191st & 10 at own 39Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 8 yds to the Rutgr 47
1:192nd & 2 at own 47Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
1:193rd & 2 at own 47PENALTY RUT False Start (Pierce,Hollin) 5 yards from RUT47 to RUT42. NO PLAY.
1:193rd & 7 at own 42Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Johnny Langan
1:194th & 7 at own 42PENALTY RUT Delay Of Game 5 yards from RUT42 to RUT37. NO PLAY.
0:104th & 12 at own 37Adam Korsak punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Donny Navarro III at the Illin 15
Illinois End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 15Chase Brown run for 9 yds to the Illin 24
3rd quarter4 drives, then Illinois 14, Rutgers 10
Illinois Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Guy Fava kickoff for 58 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Brandon Peters pass complete to Donny Navarro III for 10 yds to the Illin 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Brandon Peters run for 2 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Williams,Isaiah rush for 7 yards gain to the ILL43 (Singleton,Drew) PENALTY ILL Chop Block (Barker,Daniel) 15 yards from ILL36 to ILL21. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 25 at own 21Brandon Peters run for 7 yds to the Illin 28
15:002nd & 18 at own 28Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Illin 31
15:003rd & 15 at own 31Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 8 yds to the Illin 39
10:324th & 7 at own 39Blake Hayes punt for 47 yds , Avery Young returns for 5 yds to the Rutgr 19
Rutgers Result not recorded, 12 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 19Isaih Pacheco run for 11 yds to the Rutgr 30 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at own 30Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 8 yds to the Rutgr 38
10:322nd & 2 at own 38Isaih Pacheco run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 41 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at own 41Noah Vedral pass complete to Shameen Jones for 6 yds to the Rutgr 47
10:322nd & 4 at own 47Isaih Pacheco run for 8 yds to the Illin 45 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 45Kyle Monangai run for 6 yds to the Illin 39
10:322nd & 4 at opp 39Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
10:323rd & 4 at opp 39Kyle Monangai run for 9 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down
10:321st & 10 at opp 30Kyle Monangai run for 2 yds to the Illin 28
10:322nd & 8 at opp 28Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Jovani Haskins
10:323rd & 8 at opp 28Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Brandon Sanders
6:044th & 8 at opp 28Valentino Ambrosio 46 yd FG MISSED
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
6:041st & 10 at own 28PENALTY ILL False Start (Kramer,Doug) 5 yards from ILL28 to ILL23. NO PLAY.
6:041st & 15 at own 23Brandon Peters pass complete to Carlos Sandy for no gain to the Illin 23
6:042nd & 15 at own 23Brandon Peters pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 7 yds to the Illin 30
6:043rd & 8 at own 30Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Isaiah Williams
4:204th & 8 at own 30Blake Hayes punt for 57 yds , Avery Young returns for no gain to the Rutgr 12
Rutgers Touchdown, 13 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 12Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 13
4:202nd & 9 at own 13Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Aaron Young
4:203rd & 9 at own 13Noah Vedral pass complete to Johnny Langan for 27 yds to the Rutgr 40 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at own 40Isaih Pacheco run for 5 yds to the Rutgr 45
4:202nd & 5 at own 45Isaih Pacheco run for 7 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at opp 48Kyle Monangai run for 3 yds to the Illin 45
4:202nd & 7 at opp 45Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 7 yds to the Illin 38 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at opp 38Noah Vedral run for 3 yds to the Illin 35
4:202nd & 7 at opp 35Kyle Monangai run for 2 yds to the Illin 33
4:203rd & 5 at opp 33Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
0:004th & 5 at opp 33Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Bo Melton for 13 yds to the Illin 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 20Isaih Pacheco run for 5 yds to the Illin 15
Q4 14:162nd & 5 at opp 15Noah Vedral run for 15 yds for a TD (Valentino Ambrosio KICK)Rutgers 17, Illinois 14
4th quarter6 drives, then Rutgers 20, Illinois 14
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
14:161st & 10 at own 35Guy Fava kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:161st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the Illin 30
14:162nd & 5 at own 30Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 32
14:163rd & 3 at own 32Peters,Brandon pass complete to Marchese,Michael for 5 yards to the ILL37 (Singleton,Drew) PENALTY ILL Face Mask (Pearl,Julian) 15 yards from ILL32 to ILL17. NO PLAY.
14:163rd & 18 at own 17Brandon Peters pass incomplete to Chase Brown
12:144th & 18 at own 17Blake Hayes punt for 41 yds , Avery Young returns for no gain to the Rutgr 42
Rutgers Punt, 3 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 42Isaih Pacheco run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 44
12:142nd & 8 at own 44Pacheco,Isaih rush for 5 yards gain to the RUT49 (Tolson,Khalan) PENALTY RUT Illegal Formation 5 yards from RUT44 to RUT39. NO PLAY.
12:142nd & 13 at own 39Noah Vedral run for 7 yds to the Rutgr 46
12:143rd & 6 at own 46Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 3 yds to the Rutgr 49
9:424th & 3 at own 49Adam Korsak punt for 50 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 1
Illinois Punt, 3 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 1Brandon Peters run for 2 yds to the Illin 3
9:422nd & 8 at own 3Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 1
9:423rd & 10 at own 1Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Illin 2
7:294th & 9 at own 2Blake Hayes punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 43
Rutgers Field goal, 7 plays
7:291st & 10 at opp 43Noah Vedral run for 10 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at opp 33Kyle Monangai run for 4 yds to the Illin 29
7:292nd & 6 at opp 29Kyle Monangai run for 20 yds to the Illin 9 for a 1ST down
7:291st & goal at opp 9Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Illin 8
7:292nd & goal at opp 8Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Illin 7
7:293rd & goal at opp 7Noah Vedral pass incomplete to Bo Melton
3:534th & goal at opp 7Valentino Ambrosio 25 yd FG GOODRutgers 20, Illinois 14
Illinois Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:531st & 10 at own 35Guy Fava kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:531st & 10 at own 25Chase Brown run for 7 yds to the Illin 32
3:532nd & 3 at own 32Chase Brown run for 11 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at own 43Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the Illin 45
3:532nd & 8 at own 45Brandon Peters pass complete to Luke Ford for 12 yds to the Rutgr 43 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at opp 43Jakari Norwood run for 6 yds to the Rutgr 37
3:532nd & 4 at opp 37Jakari Norwood run for 2 yds to the Rutgr 35
3:533rd & 2 at opp 35Jakari Norwood run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 34
1:113rd & 2 at opp 35Timeout RUTGERS, clock 01:11
1:084th & 1 at opp 34Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the Rutgr 38
Rutgers End of game, 4 plays
1:081st & 10 at own 38Isaih Pacheco run for 3 yds to the Rutgr 41
1:021st & 10 at own 38Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:02
1:022nd & 7 at own 41Isaih Pacheco run for 1 yd to the Rutgr 42
0:552nd & 7 at own 41Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:55
0:553rd & 6 at own 42Noah Vedral run for 9 yds to the Illin 49 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 49run for a loss of 5 yards to the Rutgr 46

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Illinois leads 7–⁠3 in 10 meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2025Illinois 35, Rutgers 13
2024Illinois 38, Rutgers 31
2021Rutgers 20, Illinois 14
2020Illinois 23, Rutgers 20
2019Illinois 38, Rutgers 10
2018Illinois 38, Rutgers 17

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